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2011 NBA Mock Draft: Round One - Picks 16-30


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2011 NBA Mock Draft: Round 1, Picks 1-15
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Updated: June 23, 2011, 7:25 p.m.

  1. Philadelphia 76ers: Nikola Vucevic, PF, USC, 6-10, Jr.
    The Sixers are looking for size in the 2011 NBA Draft, and likely consider 7-footers Nikola Vucevic and Donatas Motiejnuas. Vucevic is more of a true center so he gets the nod. Jordan Hamilton and Marcus Morris are also options in case the 76ers deal Andre Iguodala.

  2. New York Knicks: Alec Burks, SG, Colorado, 6-6, So.
    Since the Knicks need depth all over, they'll likely take the best available player. A lot of people would be in play here including Alec Burks, Marshon Brooks, Jordan Hamilton, Josh Selby, and Kenneth Faried, or Nikola Vucevic or Iman Shumpert if they fall. Burks is a great value here.

  3. Washington Wizards: Jordan Hamilton, SF, Texas, 6-8, So.
    The Wizards own this pick from the Hawks via the Kirk Hinrich trade. Go here to see all of the outstanding 2011 NBA Draft Trades.

    With Nick Young a restricted free agent and the need for depth at small foward, this would be a great get for Washington. I really like Jordan Hamilton and think this could end up being one of the draft steals due to his ability to score the ball from anywhere on the floor and the Wizards needing upgrades on the wing.

  4. Milwaukee Bucks: Marcus Morris, F, Kansas, 6-9, Jr.
    The Bucks obviously moved down from No. 9 with a player in mind that would still be on the board. I am not sure that Marcus Morris was their target but since they dealt Corey Maggette, Morris is a solid replacement due to his physicality and ability to play inside or on the perimeter.



  5. Minnesota Timberwolves: Marshon Brooks, SG, Providence, 6-5, Sr.
    The Timberwolves own this pick via the Al Jefferson trade. Go here to see all of the outstanding 2011 NBA Draft Trades.

    Marshon Brooks would be a great complement for Ricky Rubio in Minnesota's backcourt.

  6. Portland Blazers: Kenneth Faried, PF, Morehead State, 6-7, Sr.
    This pick should come down to a point guard since Andre Miller is entering the final year of his deal, or a post player since Marcus Camby is getting up there in age and Greg Oden is walking wounded. Kenneth Faried is undersized but a relentless rebounder who would be a rotation guy and a nice complement up front alongside LaMarcus Aldridge.

  7. Denver Nuggets: Donatas Motiejunas, F/C, Lithuania, 7-0, 1990
    Considering Donatas Motiejunas could be a late lottery pick, this would be a great value for a Nuggets team that needs frontcourt depth since Kenyon Martin is an unrestricted free agent and Nene has a player option on the final year of his deal. With J.R. Smith an unrestricted free agent and Aaron Afflalo a restricted free agent, Denver could elect to add some depth at the two.

  8. Houston Rockets: Nikola Mirotic, PF, Montenegro, 6-10, 1991
    The Rockets own this pick from the Suns (via the Magic Jason Richardson/Vince Carter trade) from the Aaron Brooks trade. Go here to see all of the outstanding 2011 NBA Draft Trades.

    Since they already grabbed a small forward at No. 14 and there is no big here like Houston needs, Daryl Morey could take a player like Nikola Mirotic who has lottery talent, but will not come to the NBA for a couple of seasons due to the buyout situation with his European contract. Patience will be the key with whomever drafts Mirotic.



  9. Oklahoma City Thunder: Kyle Singler, SF, Duke, 6-9, Sr.
    I really like the match between Kyle Singler and the Thunder since Singler would fit in perfectly chemistry wise and possibly play a valuable role off the bench. I have had this marriage since the ping pong balls were announced and feel even more confident about it with Nikola Mirotic off the board.

  10. Boston Celtics: JaJuan Johnson, PF, Purdue, 6-10, Sr.
    With Shaq retiring, and Glen Davis and Nenad Kristic free agents, Boston would ideally like to add some frontcourt depth with this pick. There are a lot of options with late first-, early second-round potential, and the Celtics will choose their favorite. I like Johnson's ability to knock down jumpers and his length on defense, but he needs to get stronger.

  11. Dallas Mavericks: Tobias Harris, SF, Tennessee, 6-8, Fr.
    The Mavs have some key free agents in Tyson Chandler, J.J. Barea, Caron Butler, Peja Stojakovic and DeShawn Stevenson, so they could use depth all over. This is a bit of a drop for Tobias Harris but I think his tweener forward status hurts him on draft night.



  12. New Jersey Nets: Reggie Jackson, G, USA, 6-3, Jr.
    The Nets own this pick via the Joe Smith/Sasha Vujacic trade. Go here to see all of the outstanding 2011 NBA Draft Trades.

    There are a ton of possibilities here from one of the many combo guards available or one of the several power forwards on the board. I think grabbing a potential steal here in Jeremy Tyler is worth the late first-round risk. Plus, there will be plenty of quality combo guards available when the Nets pick at No. 36.

  13. Chicago Bulls: Jimmy Butler, SF, Marquette, 6-8, Sr.
    Chicago owns this pick from Toronto via Miami from the James Johnson trade. Go here to see all of the outstanding 2011 NBA Draft Trades.

    Jimmy Butler will make his mark in the NBA due to his versatility on the defensive end. Again, Tom Thibodeau preaches defense and Butler would fit well off Chicago’s bench. It is also very possible the Bulls could end up dealing one of their first round picks.

  14. San Antonio Spurs: Davis Bertans, F, Latvia, 6-10, 1992
    Davis Bertans is a great outside shooter but needs to get stronger before he can make an impact in the NBA. The Spurs have had success finding steals in the late first round, and Bertans could be the next in line.

  15. Chicago Bulls: Nolan Smith, G, Duke, 6-3, Sr.
    The Bulls failed to add some scoring punch off their bench prior to the trade deadline and look to do so with one of their picks. Nolan Smith should be able to play either guard position and possibly find a spot in Chicago's rotation right away.


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Dan Westra 06-19-2011 11:56 am xxx.xxx.xxx5.51 (total posts: 1)
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Hey,

Decent first part... Bismack will definitely go 8.. He is scheduled to play against Marcus Morris and Chris Singleton. He wins... Knight is the better prospect, and will go 5. I see Vesely go 6, then Kemba 7 and Biyombo 8. I think that Marcus and Markieff Morris will go 9 and 19 for Charlotte's public future.. You are dead on with 10 and 11 and Utah will take Kahwi at 12 and Phoenix goes jimmer at 13 and Nikola Vucevic at 14 (houston needs a true center, not a 6'9 freak from Congo who was already taken)
Valanciunasmania 06-19-2011 12:30 am xxx.xxx.xxx.204 (total posts: 1)
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Jimmermania will stay in Utah. It just makes too much sense and considering the bust rate of first rounders, even if he turns out to be no better than J.J. Redick, he'd still be worth a lottery pick. More often than not, the majority of lottery picks fail to average double digit PPG so a lot of teams wouldn't mind picking up a role playing shooting specialist.
pistonsfan 06-18-2011 05:01 pm xxx.xxx.xxx3.23 (total posts: 6)
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I really think the pistons should trade up for the number 2 pick. Then they could take Derrick Williams which is exactly what they need. A lot of people in Detroit want us to go back to that hardnose blue collar type team but I think that Tom Gores will want them to be more of an exciting team. I personally believe that anyone who watches the Pistons would agree that they need an exciting player or 2. Maybe they could find a way to get the second pick and keep their 8th pick as well. Then maybe we could try for Kemba or Knight with the 8th pick. That would be an exciting team to watch, unlike the current one that doesn't even have a player that is close to a star, let alone a superstar.
Dan 06-16-2011 05:41 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.109 (total posts: 2)
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Klay Thompson is from Washington State and not Texas
Yolanda Laney 06-16-2011 12:04 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.121 (total posts: 2)
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Aliyah Jeune is the younger sister of outstanding 5
Yolanda Laney 06-16-2011 11:58 am xxx.xxx.xxx.121 (total posts: 2)
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Aliyah Jeune is the younger sister of outstanding 5
Charlotte Bobcats 4 LiFE 06-16-2011 04:42 am xxx.xxx.xxx.224 (total posts: 17)
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Listen its almost a done deal as far as cleveland taking Kyrie my boy from the best collage ever duke anyway minnesota is going to trsde back to 4 cleveland gets two and detroit gets a future pick with them sending rip possibly ben in a package deal so the reason is clearly williams is the best available but minnesota is swamped at that position and he is so close in comparrison to beasley its scary so they will drop to four to get kanter and as far as rubio goes he allready said he is coming next season so all im saying is give this team 2 years and they are the next young hot shot team
Robb 06-15-2011 08:36 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.192 (total posts: 2)
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Just saying, thesportsbank.net is copying you word for word...go read their mock and look how familiar it is...
Draft-Guy 06-15-2011 08:24 pm xxx.xxx.xxx9.79 (total posts: 6)
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I really do think that the T-Wolves will end up trading the 2nd overrall pick. Irving almost certainley will be taken first and it just doesnt make sense for the T-Wolves to take Williams. I think Cleveland is a candidate to move up from their 4th pick to 2nd and take Williams but I could also see the Jazz moving up one pick to take Williams and then that would really be a log jam up there as Walt said. I think the Pistons are also a candidate to trade up and select Williams and have him pair with Austin Daye, Jonas Jerebko and Greg Monroe but would most likely have to trade Ben Wallace in that deal.
guy who plays sports 06-15-2011 08:15 pm xxx.xxx.xxx9.79 (total posts: 6)
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I didnt write that last comment it was probably that juice f*ggot who cant play sports and sits out crying at PE cuz he cant do sh!t. Dude play some sports before you go write about it on some web site. You are probz some fat kid who masturbates at home all day and looks up this draft stuff on the internet. Your a queer.
Wizards 06-15-2011 02:17 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.188 (total posts: 4)
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If the choice is Vesely and Leonard, they'll go with whomever they feel is the best pure 3.

They've already got Blatche, Yi, Booker, Seraphin and Lewis who can play at the 4 while there is no true 3 on the roster.
mprofetta 06-15-2011 12:51 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.217 (total posts: 2)
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I was skeptical of the MIN/Selby pick upon first read, but with Rubio now saying that he's in talks with Barcelona, it may be in the TWolves best interest to just move forward and stop letting Rubio hold the PG position hostage. If Irving somehow gets past the Cavs at #1 (doubtful), MIN should jump all over him. I think your scenario is more realistic, and Selby could be a good fit. Good call.
C 06-15-2011 12:22 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.105 (total posts: 1)
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nice
Nick 06-15-2011 10:42 am xxx.xxx.xxx5.11 (total posts: 1)
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Jordan Williams is gonna go first round...Just saying
guy who plays sports 06-15-2011 09:16 am xxx.xxx.xxx3.21 (total posts: 5)
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im so cool guys i play sports and then i play with my boyfriends fat coc k i can take it all up my athletic arse




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